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To: KLP who wrote (4762)2/27/2006 6:22:55 PM
From: Rock_nj  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 71588
 
The Marine murders by bombing in Lebanon happened on Reagan's watch due to one of his nation building initiatives.

I think the root of our problems is the fact that we are so damn busy sticking our noses into other people's business that we are creating new enemies all the time. I remember a time before arab terrorism was a domestic security concern, that also happens to be before we started stationing troops in the Middle Eastern arab countries and killing arabs. See a connection?

A more enlightened path would be to kick our oil habit and withdraw from the Middle East. I'm sick of trying to solve everyone's problems when we can't even solve our own problems at home. Withdrawing would lessen our chances of terrorist attack significantly and return the situation to pre 1990 conditions.



To: KLP who wrote (4762)2/27/2006 11:21:59 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Respond to of 71588
 
"You are right about this though. POTENTIAL for attack is the key. The Dems have ignored this for years, and years. If they had not, perhaps the USS Cole wouldn't have happened, the Marine murders by bombing in Lebanon wouldn't have happened, the WTC I wouldn't have happened, the blowing up of Embassies wouldn't have happened, etc etc etc."

Exactly right. Why waste a million dollar cruise missile blowing up a camel and a tent to distract the media from perjury?